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Welcome Gabrielle Szlenkier, new executive director to the Washtenaw County Medical Society (WCMS)! Gabrielle Szlenkier has returned to Michigan after working in Washington, DC for the past 10 years. While in Washington, she worked on public health policy and was responsible for strengthening physicians' advocacy work on Capitol Hill. Her enthusiasm and experience will be a terrific asset to WCMS! Please join us in Continue Reading

Opioid epidemic: Right-sizing surgical prescribing, the potential use of litigation and prescription tracking policy U-M Institute for Healthcare Policy & Innovation From post-surgery painkiller prescribing to the legal and policy realm, IHPI members' recent work is taking on the nation's opioid epidemic from several angles. Two teams recently published papers showing that surgeons can cut back on their painkiller Continue Reading

1. “On Pluto: Inside the Mind of Alzheimer’s”, by Greg O’Brien 2. “The Patient Will See You Now: The Future of Medicine is in Your Hands”, by Eric Topol, MD 3. “Better: A Surgeon’s Notes on Performance”, by Atul Gawande, MD 4. “Humble Inquiry: The Gentle Art of Asking Instead of Telling”, by Edgar Schein 5. "The Emperor's Handbook: A Continue Reading